Philemon 1:2
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
- KJV
- And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
- WEB
- to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:
- ASV
- and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:
- DARBY
- and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which [is] in thine house.
- BLB
- and to Apphia the sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church at your house:
- ÅB
- og til Appia, vår søster, og til Arkippus, vår medstrider, og til menigheten i huset ditt:
- OTB
- til Apphia, vår søster, og Arkippus, vår medstrider, og til menigheten som samles i ditt hus:
- B1930
- og til Appia, vår søster, og til Arkippus, vår medstrider, og til menigheten i ditt hus:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Philippians 2:25
But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
Read in contextColossians 4:17
Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”
Read in contextRomans 16:5
Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
Read in contextColossians 4:15
Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:3–4
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Read in context1 Corinthians 16:19
The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
Read in context